Bed-tent.



. S. G. WILSON.

BED TENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1907.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

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Quota-ago S-. G. WILSON.

BED TENT.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 12, 1907 Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

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y C H 0 1 I a aw in eases UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN o. wILson, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BED-TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat eritedAug. 23, 1910.

Application filed septe n ber 12, 1907. Serial No. 392,523.

A further purpose of my invention is to i provide means for depressingthe longitudinal center or other portion of the hammock upon the opposite sides of the center for the purpose of transforming it from a single to a double bed or vice versa. A further pur ose .of my invention is to or quick adjustment of a provide means hammock to secure rigidity thereof.

A further purpose of my invention, is to provide for support of the end of the -ham-;

mock above and below thehorizontal plane thereof for stiffening 'urposes.

A further object o my invention is to provide for rigidlysupporting-the end of a-hammoek by attachments which are longitudinally movable upon a vertical support.

A further purpose of my invention s to provide for clamping of a hammock sup port upon a pole.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide novel stretching and .retaining mechanisms fora bed tent.

A further pur ose of my invention is to provide a noveled and canopy for a bed tent.

' which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these' instrumentalities as-herein set forth.

=Fi' re lrepresents in broken perspective, one' orrnofmy invention. Fig. 2 represents' in piers ective, the form of bed which I prefer use as a-hammock. "Fig.3 repre;

' sents inperspecti've, amend ,of my canopy and bed. Fig. 4 represents a broken vertical section through theend of-the canopy and bed. Fig. 5 represents in broken perspective, a detail'of the end of my tent. Fig.- 6 represents a longitudinal section of a stretching rod used b me.

Similar numerals 0 reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures;

Referring to the drawings :-1 designates a pole which is made up of sections which I have shown three in number, namely 2,

'3 and 4, held in elevated-position by any suitablemeans, but preferably by clips heremafter referred to. At the top I have shown an eye 5 held by a plug 6 and providin an aperture for a rope 7 supported there y, whlch rope is attached at each end to any other suitable supports of which I have shown one as the tree 8. My pole is secured in the ground. by the pin 9 and is held against undue side movement thereby and preventedfromsinking by the plate 10.

Intermediate the length 'ofthe pole I provide clips 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 which gras the rod when strain longitudinall thereo is brought to bear upon'them. 0 these, 13

' is shown retaining two sections in extended position while 11 and 15 enable me to conmeet the rods or cords 16, 1'7, 18 and 19 by which the end of my tent bed adjacent thereto is stifl'ened and su orted. I also fasten that end of the be ynieans of a hook 20 and strap 21 which latter is attached at the approximate center of my post as at 22 and tends to overcome any tendenc of the post to bend at this point cause by strain by the cord 23 upon clips 12 and 14, said cord 23 being stretched by means of the block and fall 24 attached to any suitable point, not shown. I v

The strain upon'my post at a plurality, in

this case five, difl'erent points intermediate its length in different directions thus stifiens the post against movement and enables me to make use of aiver much lighter or thinner post than woul otherwise be permis-. sible. I also brace the post by means of ,guidin ropes 25 and ins 2.6.

" At t e opposite en of my tent, Ibrace the bed at four points by means of rods or cords 27, 28, 29; and30 referably of' equal len'gthand most desire. 'le' of such .len th that they form a square of which the'enj' .of the hammockforms a diagonal. The corners of the square at which these j rods'or cords are attached to the tree may evidently be turnedupon-the dia onal to ring them nearer-together or fart er apart along'the length of the tree with greatest advantage however when they are farthest apart. They engage hooks 31 secured. in a tree or other suitable body.

A strap 34 rovides for stretching of the end rod 35 of my bed in the form shown, the adjustment of the strap- 'at this oint being such as to release the middle 0 the said rod 35 when the bed is intendedforia single occupant, as in Fig. 2-in order that it may sag at the middle and to draw it out slightly when it is intended for two occupants in order that it may stretch at the middle and sag between the middle and the outer limiting edges of the bed as best seen in Fig. 1.' The strap 21 contributes toward this result.

The bed consists of a body portion 36 stifl'ene'd at the sides as by a seam 36 and provided with end sup orts in the shape of a rod 35 and rod 37. 0th of these may be collapsible as shown in connection with rod -37, which is shown as made up of sections 38 and 39. The

arts of the rod 37, and also of rod 35, i desired, are preferably provided'with apertures 40 inthe stretched positions of which some register from each rod, registering when the rods are in collapsed position, in order that the hook 20 or a correspondinghook upon the stra 34 may enga e within these apertures in-e1ther the exten ed or collapsed 'osition thus making firm engagement wit .body 36. Here it is'again reversed to form part 47 and carried u and about the rod 44 vto the'portion 48 w ere it is attached to the portion45 in order to provide an opening throughwhich'the rod 44 is passed. heportion 48 is extended. at 49 to form a triangular fiap' 51 which" may be hooked over the rope 7, as seen in Fig. 1, bly the hook 52 or may be hung downward y, as seen in Figs. 2 and 5.

The flap 51 is grovided with a pocket 53 which is arrange rections a'coordlng to the direction of the flap 51 either toward the end, as seen in Fi 1 or toward its base, as seen in Fig. 5 wit the object that the pocket shall always open upwardly.

, Between he rod 35' and the rod 44, I place "removable pins 54 to stretch the (pillow portion of m bed with the desire degree of tightness) eaving suitable apertures in the cloth and rods therefor. Forstifiening purformation of m to button in reverse di-- pos'e I have illustrated this pillow portion as laced at 55 and may evidentl make these lacings my only means of attac ment of the pillow to the top of the bed by means of the ends 56.

When my structure is used as a hammock I preferably slack the foot end and the foot end only about one half its width by col- :lapsin the rod 37, securing the hammock by a single pair of rods or-.ropes' at each end as best-seen in Fi 2. These may be either pair, and I have illustrated the lower pair 1n use at the foot, and the upper pair at the head.

In the normal use of my bed tent, I place the flap 51 in itsupwardly directed posltion and make use of a cover 63.and end 64. The cover 63 is thrown over-the rope 7 and tied thereto at 65and 66. It is provided with extensions such as 67 and 68 at each end thereof which are tied at 69 in such a manner that they will. stay shut and inclose the end flap whether it be 51 or 64. The ro e 70 is passed repeatedly and alternate y through the flap so as to create sufiicient friction therein to retain the flap in any position in which it may be placed longitudinally, of said rope, as seen in Fig. 3,"

so that either side of said flap ma be drawn up upon said rope or cord and eld in its desired position thereon.

The cover 63 is preferably extended at 71 so as to lie below the bed upon each side thereof. i

The end 64 is attached to the rope 7 at one end thereof and is tied at its lower corners to a screw eye 72 at each end of the rod 36, as best seen in Fig. 6.

It will be evident that I depart from the ordinary construction of hammocks in the bed for m bed tent in that I brace the ed from the ttom as well as suspend it from the top, thus securing the'rigidity of structure against tipping or swinging 1m ossible of attainment by the other meth The suspending means ma be either flexible or rigid as the same resu t can be attained by stretching one corner as by pressing against the other, rovided the bed be stretched tight. If it lib desired ,to allow slack in the bed the bars are necessary. I would have it understood, however, that I prefer to use my bed in tightly stretched position. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described,

"a bed, a bar at one end thereof and connections from said bar above and below the same, clamps attached to said connections and a pole upon which said clamps are vertically movable to set the bed.

2. Ina device of the character described, a bed, meansfor supporting one end thereof,

tached to the connections and set by move ment along the ole.

In a combination bed tent and hammock, a bed, means for supporting the cor-' ners thereof, a telescopic stretcherfor an end thereof having apertures mating in closed and extended position of the stretcher and a support for the middle of the stretcher engaging therewith in said mating apertures.

4. n a bed tent, a bed, a pole operating as a support therefor, connections between one end of the bed and separated points on the pole, means for bringin tension upon the pole at other points in t e opposite direetion to that brought by the support for the end of the bed and a connection between the middle of the end of the bed and the pole to a point between the other connections.

5. In a bed tent, a bed, a pole, means for supporting one end of the bed by connection with points upon opposite sides of the center of said ole, means for bringing tension upon said pole in a direction away from the bed connected at other points on opposite sides of the center thereof and a tie between STEPHEN G. WILSON.

I Witnesses:

-(J. D. MGVAY, J'. D. JAcxson 

